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CVE-2024-40782: Use After Free

First published: Mon Jul 29 2024(Updated: )

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Credit: product-security@apple.com Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Dawn Security Lab of JingDongMickey Jin @patch1t Mickey Jin @patch1t Kandji KandjiCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiMateen Alinaghi Claudio Bozzato Cisco TalosFrancesco Benvenuto Cisco TalosCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityYadhu Krishna M Cyber Security At Suma Soft PvtNarendra Bhati Cyber Security At Suma Soft PvtManager Cyber Security At Suma Soft PvtPune (India) Wojciech Regula SecuRing Dawn Security Lab of JingDongKirin @Pwnrin Joshua Jones Adam M. Jiwon Park an anonymous researcher Marcio Almeida Tanto SecurityBistrit Dahal Srijan Poudel Jiahui Hu (梅零落) NorthSeaMeng Zhang (鲸落) NorthSeaArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Huang Xilin Ant Group LightMaksymilian Motyl Johan Carlsson (joaxcar) Seunghyun Lee @0x10n KAIST Hacking Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeCVE-2024-4558 Matthew Butler Gary Kwong Andreas Jaegersberger Ro Achterberg CertiK SkyFall Team sqrtpwn Minghao Lin Zhejiang UniversityJiaxun Zhu Zhejiang UniversityPatrick Wardle DoubleYouCVE-2024-40805 Rodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf CVE-2024-6387 Ye Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityJunsung Lee Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeGandalf4a D4m0n w0wbox CVE-2023-6277 CVE-2023-52356 Yisumi CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsAmir Bazine CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsKarsten König CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsJacob Braun Abhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal IndiaCVE-2024-2004 CVE-2024-2379 CVE-2024-2398 CVE-2024-2466 Yann Gascuel Alter SolutionsIES Red Team ByteDanceYeto Michael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativePr BarPr Hebrew University EP Hanqiu Wang University of FloridaZihao Zhan Texas Tech UniversityHaoqi Shan CertikSiqi Dai University of FloridaMax Panoff University of Florida University of FloridaShuo Wang University of FloridaMinghao Lin Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/webkit2gtk<=2.44.2-1~deb11u1<=2.44.2-1~deb12u1
2.44.3-1~deb11u1
2.44.3-1~deb12u1
2.44.3-1
2.44.4-1
debian/wpewebkit<=2.38.6-1~deb11u1<=2.38.6-1
2.44.4-1
Apple macOS<14.6
14.6
tvOS<17.6
17.6
Apple Mobile Safari<17.6
17.6
Apple Mobile Safari<17.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.7.9
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS>=17.0<17.6
iOS<16.7.9
iOS>=17.0<17.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=14.0<14.6
tvOS<17.6
visionOS<1.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<10.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.7.9
16.7.9
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.7.9
16.7.9
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.6
17.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.6
17.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<10.6
10.6
visionOS<1.3
1.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-40782?

    CVE-2024-40782 is classified as a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to unexpected application crashes.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-40782?

    To fix CVE-2024-40782, update to the latest versions including iOS 16.7.9, iPadOS 16.7.9, Safari 17.6, and other affected Apple products.

  • What products are affected by CVE-2024-40782?

    CVE-2024-40782 affects several Apple products including Safari, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, and macOS Sonoma.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-40782?

    CVE-2024-40782 is a use-after-free vulnerability that involves improper memory management.

  • What might happen if I do not address CVE-2024-40782?

    Failure to address CVE-2024-40782 could result in application crashes or potential exploitation by attackers through maliciously crafted web content.

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